PRICING:

    RED  WATTLE  BREEDING  STOCK:  

    Five Ponds Farm's top-quality, RED WATTLE HOG breeding stock pricing is as follows:

     (Following are prices for hogs that are to be picked up at our farm or our friends' farms):

    $250  for weanling RED WATTLE piglet (boar or gilt)
    $280  for weanling RED WATTLE piglet (boar or gilt) needing basic Veterinary Health Certificate
    (required by law if piglet is going out of state or country).  However, if you are purchasing four
    or more than piglets from us at one time, a discount may be available on the
    Veterinary Health Certificates.

    Additional charges will be added to cover additional Health Certifications or blood tests required
    by the destination state or country.  

    We provide the paperwork and guarantee the above hogs to be register-able through
    The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.


    RED  WATTLE  BUTCHER  HOGS:
    Barrows (castrated males) pricing is as follows:

    $80  for weanling RED WATTLE barrow weighing up to 80 pounds
    $65  for weanling 3/4 RED WATTLE/Landrace/Duroc Cross  barrow weighing
    up to 80 pounds

    $1.00 per pound, live weigh, for RED WATTLE barrows weighing over 80 pounds  

    The fee for the basic Veterinary Health Certificate is waived for meat hogs.  
    However, if additional Health Certifications or blood tests are required by the
    destination state or country, these fees will be added to the price for barrows.  
FIVE  PONDS  FARM  Rare  Livestock & Plants ,  Thomasville,  Missouri.    
Please call :   417-764-3641   or  e-mail us:   marian@ fivepondsfarm.com.
To inquire about purchasing RED WATTLE Hogs
or to be placed on our Waiting List, please CLICK HERE

For additional information about purchasing our RED WATTLE HOGS CLICK HERE.

    GETTING THE RED WATTLE Hogs FROM US TO YOU -- OPTIONS:

    1.  You or a transporter pick them up at our farm(s).  

    2.  We deliver them to you:  
    If we receive enough requests for hogs in a given part of the country,
    we may plan a delivery trip for Summer or Fall, 2008.  We may also be
    transporting hogs to The Red Wattle Hog Association meeting held during the
    National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference in Columbia, Missouri in
    November.  

    3.  Meat hogs may be delivered to your choice of butchers near us
    for a small fee.  We may also be able to ship meat to you.

    Sorry, at this time transport via airlines is prohibitively time-consuming,  
    and not feasible for us.  

    FIVE PONDS FARM   RED WATTLE PIGLET  PURCHASING POLICIES

    We aim for farrowing our sows in September and March, which means
    the piglets are normally available for purchase in November and May.  
    We keep a Waiting List of the names of those who have contacted us
    and expressed a serious interest in purchasing pigs.  

    When piglets are born we contact those highest on the Waiting List.  To
    reserve the piglets we must receive down payment of 50% of the total
    estimated cost within 14 days of the date of notification.  This down
    payment is non-refundable (unless through an act of God the piglet is
    no longer available, in which case we promptly refund the fee or apply it,
    if owner so requests, to another piglet).  The balance of the fees are paid
    when the piglets are picked up.  


    To inquire about purchasing pigs or to be included on our RED WATTLE
    Waiting List please CLICK HERE.  (There is no fee to place your name on
    our waiting list).  


    Costs involved in  RED WATTLE PIGLET purchases:

    1. Cost of animal (please click here for pricing).

    2.  Vet certificate:  A veterinary examination and health certificate is
    needed for any piglet with a final destination outside the state of Missouri.  
    Each state has its own requirements, but most mandate only a simple
    health check and identification tag, and the cost is minimal (usually under
    $20 per piglet).  Please check with your local veterinarian as to the
    particulars for your state.  

    We obtain the vet certificates but must have the down payment
    beforehand.   Vet certificates for overland travel are valid for 30 days.  

    3.  Boarding fees:  The piglets are weaned at 8 weeks of age and should
    be picked up as close to that date as possible.  Until the piglets are 9
    weeks old their upkeep is included in the price of the piglets.  If the
    customer has us keep their piglets beyond the 9 weeks, we charge a
    boarding fee of $1.50 per day per hog.

    4.  Extra feed:  When piglets leave our farm we supply food sufficient
    for 2 days if they are going to be traveling for that duration.  Purchase of
    additional feed from us (priced at our cost) is an option.   

    5. Other charges:  Special carriers, air travel, or other needs are at the
    new owner's expense.